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| Global Score | |
| 57.5 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 4.0, 3.1 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2011-04-26 | 2025-03-04 |
| 9.50 x 6.86 x 0.40 inches | -- |
| 21.09 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 795.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 11 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | -- |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 161 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 7.65 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.71 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| UMTS, EDGE and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| SIM | -- |
| 2.8 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a global score of 69.6, which is much better than Sony Tablet S's 57.5 overall score. The Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) construction is much newer, a lot lighter and way thinner than the Sony Tablet S. Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x OS, and Sony Tablet S comes with Android 4.0 OS.
The Sony Tablet S has a much better screen than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a bit smaller display. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a much bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Sony Tablet S, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Sony Tablet S features a very superior processing power than Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lower amount of RAM and a lower number of cores (although they are faster). Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a very superior camera than Sony Tablet S, because it has a back facing camera with a way better 12 MP resolution and a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a very superior battery performance than Sony Tablet S, because it has a 52% greater battery capacity.
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